tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be needed; to be wanted
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
two (long cylindrical things)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
knowing; (an) acquaintance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
no need to guess; certainly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
meaning; significance; sense
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
since when; from when; how long
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to apologize; to apologise